уступить

Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊstʊˈpʲitʲ]
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Verb

уступи́ть • (ustupítʹ) pf (imperfective уступа́ть) (object in the accusative case, receiver in the dative case)

  1. to cede
  2. to let have
    Я вам уступлю́ кни́гу рубле́й за две́сти ― Ja vam ustupljú knígu rubléj za dvésti ― I’ll let you have the book for around two hundred roubles.
  3. to yield
  4. to be inferior to (+ dative case)
    Он никому́ не усту́пит в э́том отноше́нии ― On nikomú ne ustúpit v étom otnošénii ― He is second to none in this regard.
  5. to sell
  6. to discount, to abate
    Они́ не усту́пят ни копе́йки! ― Oní ne ustúpjat ni kopéjki! ― They won’t take one cent less!

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уступить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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